2019
Progranulin: A conductor of receptors orchestra, a chaperone of lysosomal enzymes and a therapeutic target for multiple diseases
Cui Y, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. Progranulin: A conductor of receptors orchestra, a chaperone of lysosomal enzymes and a therapeutic target for multiple diseases. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 2019, 45: 53-64. PMID: 30733059, PMCID: PMC6450552, DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2019.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic targetInflammatory autoimmune diseaseRare lysosomal storage diseaseCommon neurological diseasesPromising therapeutic targetPreclinical disease modelsDrug development strategiesExtracellular progranulinAutoimmune diseasesClinical trialsLysosomal storage diseaseTherapeutic strategiesNeurological diseasesKinds of diseasesProgranulinDiseaseDisease modelsStorage diseaseMultiple membrane receptorsPathological statesTissue repairMultiple diseasesLysosomal enzymesPleiotropic functionsDiverse pathological states
2017
Multifunctional molecule ERp57: From cancer to neurodegenerative diseases
Hettinghouse A, Liu R, Liu C. Multifunctional molecule ERp57: From cancer to neurodegenerative diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2017, 181: 34-48. PMID: 28723413, PMCID: PMC5743601, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein disulfide isomerase gene familyMultiple cellular localizationsEndoplasmic reticulum localizationDiverse pathological statesGene familyERp57 functionsProtein familyPDI familySubcellular compartmentsPhysiological processesCellular localizationMultifunctional memberERp57Aberrant functionalityNeurodegenerative diseasesTherapeutic developmentPathological statesFamilyLocalizationIsomeraseRedox activityAvailable knowledgeNumerous studiesHostExpression
2011
Progranulin: A growth factor, a novel TNFR ligand and a drug target
Liu C, Bosch X. Progranulin: A growth factor, a novel TNFR ligand and a drug target. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2011, 133: 124-132. PMID: 22008260, PMCID: PMC4429904, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factorAdministration of progranulinCollagen-induced arthritisAnti-inflammatory effectsArthritis mouse modelAnti-inflammatory propertiesExact molecular pathwaysInflammatory arthritisRheumatoid arthritisNeurotrophic factorArthritic processImmune cellsNecrosis factorMouse modelTNFR ligandsProgranulinFrontotemporal dementiaPGRN proteinArthritisPGRN geneExperimental modelCancer cellsCrucial mediatorEpithelial cellsChondrogenic growth factors